Dick Burnett

Full Name: Richard J. "Dick" Burnett
Date of birth: January 15, 1922
Date of death: September 17, 2016

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	66	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green
H	66	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green
H	66	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green
H	60	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	San Angelo / Tom Green	Concho, Irion, Tom Green

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House District 66
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 66
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 66
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Coke, Mitchell, Sterling, Tom Green

House District 60
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Concho, Irion, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

85th Legislature, R.S., HR 903. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 9/20/2016. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Dick Burnett, 70th Legislature, Members of the 70th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Dick Burnett, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Richard J. (Dick) Burnet, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dick Burnett, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dick Burnett, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

70th R.S. - 1987 Corrections Corrections Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair) Public Safety (Chair) (Vice Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Child Abuse and Pornography, Select, Interim Law Enforcement (Vice Chair) Law Enforcement Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Retirement and Aging Retirement and Aging Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Rules and Resolutions
68th R.S. - 1983 Child Abuse and Pornography, House Joint Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Rules and Resolutions
67th R.S. - 1981 Child Abuse/Neglect and Child Pornography, Select Criminal Jurisprudence Security and Sanctions

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